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10 Best Movies Like Second Act

If you loved Second Act, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
J. Lo: Let's Get Real

J. Lo: Let's Get Real

2016★ 8.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Second Act for fans of Music. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Her talents go from acting, to fashion, dancing and singing. With a net worth over 250 million dollars, J.Lo has conquered the Latin American and pop music scene. From the streets...

#2
Par instinct

Par instinct

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Second Act for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

At the pinnacle of her career as a lawyer, Lucie goes to Morocco on a business trip, a long way from home and her husband. On her arrival in Tangier, she is struck by the chaotic a...

#3
Ben Is Back

Ben Is Back

2018★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Second Act for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns home to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve morning. Ben's mother, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son staying c...

#4
Up Close & Personal

Up Close & Personal

1996★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Second Act for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Tally Atwater has a dream: to be a prime-time network newscaster. She pursues this dream with nothing but ambition, raw talent and a homemade demo tape. Warren Justice is a brillia...

#5
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story

Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story

2020★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Second Act for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown is sentenced to life in prison, questions about her past, physiology and the law itself call her guilt into question....

#6
Catarina and the others

Catarina and the others

2011★ 4.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Second Act for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Outside, the first sun rays break the dawn. Sixteen years old Catarina can't fall asleep. Inconsequently, in the big city adults are moved by desire... Catarina found she is HIV...